Yes, freezing particular OS configurations into golden images on a virt platform can make a source-based approach repeatable. Unfortunately, this just moves the

Yes, freezing particular OS configurations into golden images on a virt platform can make a source-based approach repeatable. Unfortunately, this just moves the problem: I now have to maintain the golden images. Relying on virtualization for repeatable source-based deployment is like screwing in a lightbulb by rotating the entire building around the bulb.